If true, that is petty on the WH's part. Rupert's group carried it on FNC and FBN, two news channels the other major networks don't have. Plus, network TV is a business. Ad revenues are down, and May sweeps have started. I don't blame the head of Fox TV to air programs that are more profitable to them than Obama's presser. Nothing evil to see here, folks. Just pure business...

Why should President Obama ever call on a Fox News reporter? They have continued with the nasty smears even after the election. If they want respect as a news organization, they need to stop spouting reich wing talking points.

What's he whining about? There were 86 other correspondents in the room, many far more important and distinguished than Garrett, who were not called on. Besides, he WAS called on in the prior two pressers. So stop sulking you right wing baby.

i hope th president never calls on fox reporters again .all they do is lie and twist the truth and spin.fox can give credit to idiots like sean the devil hannity and glenn the nut bag beck for that kind of treatment ..everyones tired of all the president bashing comming from fox

Read the posts by Seattle Liberal and Pj, carefully; these are typical examples of liberals. Their respones are prime examples of the idea that if you disagree with them, we will attack you personnally. This is quintessential of fascism and those who dare question their leader or chose not to follow along with the cult. This is the mentality Americans must safe gaurd against for the next four years. Hang on, liberal-fascism is here!

I agree with Foxy who posted earlier. Every time I am flipping through the channels, it always seems that "socialism" and "Obama" are the topics on Fox News. Even Geraldo said this channel has to give Obama some slack to which Steve Doocy of Fox & Friends replied, "we're fair and balanced". What a joke.

Gern wrote "I would'nt watch obama news conf. if you paid me."
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This maybe the best country in the world but it doesn't mean that everybody in this country makes sense. PLS GROW UP!! Are you smarter than a first grader???

To badeye: there may be many rednecks out there, and the rating may have beaten President Obama. However, I'd be more concerned with the fact that the "rednecks" and FOX as a collective group couldn't find a way to beat him where it really counts: the election. Wow...must be a lot of intellectuals out there. :-)

Here is the situation we Dems are satified with the Pres and the ReThugs are not, so they the 1/3 of them band together to make news. Anything against a Pres who tries to help all. Not like the ReThugs way, they only help the greedy not the needy.

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it's ok Major... more was gained by TOTUS not calling on you than if he had... What a childish act by the prezbo and his water toters...
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At least he can read from a teleprompter !!! Grow UP and through away your guns what are you afraid of the British?? hahhhahahahhahah

Hockey13: We're going to get the truth from Garrett?????? Please, he's just a right wing crybaby. Too bad POTUS wasted time in his first two pressers calling on him. We would have learned more if he had called on Helen Thomas.

It's really how the "nitwits" call people that don't agree with obama's borrow and spend and watch Fox News are called "rednecks". Seems I heard Fox was number one there in the hell does CNN ABC NBC and ofcourse MSNBC come in on ratings? Near the bottom it's said...all obama all the time and no real news, fair and balanced.

"djw"--anytime you would like to debate the merits of Govt/Union controlled company(Chrysler)in the USA? then you liberals can stop criticizing people for calling Obama a Socialist, because he is a tax and spend, cripple America, liberal. I can tell from your comments you think Harry Truman is a war criminal. You would rather speak German than drop a bomb. Thats why people like you and Obama should never be in charge of National Security, becaues you hate Americans!

Obama was probably afraid Garrett would have asked him why he was criticizing the bond holders for not giving in to negotiations with Chrysler while he was willing to loan up to 8 billion more of the taxpayers dollars, which a large portion would go to union retirement benefits, in order to pay back the unions for their support during the election. The first 4 billion of taxpayer dollars is said to be gone forever. If I was Obama I would be afraid to call on Garrett too. I would much rather have the softball questions like what was the most enchanting moment in the first 100 days. Give me a break!

I read these comments, and I can't help but laugh at the ignorance of Obama supporters. It just seems that personal attacks on individuals is easier than getting your facts straight. How is Fox News racist? Is it because they don't agree with the direction the country is headed? or is it because they don't agree with many of Obama's policies? Either way, that's not racism. Using your logic, every non-White American who said anything negative about a White president is racist.

RC...You make the point for millions of Americans. Fox News is biased...heavily...in favor of the GOP. That isn't journalism, that's commentary. And it's usually very wrong and very anti-American. Yes, anti-american means pitting a group to hate what the majority supports in a way that causes rifts, difficulties and tea bagging behaviour.

Retribution? I hope not. I hope it's something more permanent, like the country has finally started to realize how utterly laughable it is to use the words "Fox Network" and "News" in the same sentence.
We just don't take you seriously anymore Rupe! That's why the prez didn't call on you. You're not a news outlet. Your a conservative entertainment outlet.

The rating issue is such a red herring. All right wing nut jobs watch FOX. Everyone ele watches everything else - even FOX for a laugh. So take 70% of the population and spread them over CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC etc and any one on their own will have lower ratings than FOX.

Its funny to listen to the liberals criticizing the Republicans for voicing oppostion to Obama. How soon they forget. When Bush was elected the liberals did the exact same thing that the Republicans are doing now.

Does Fox news think it has the right to be called at every news conference? There are a lot of people in the White House press corps and only 13 or so get called. I truly hope that the Dems would seek retribution against Fox since it is clearly a right wing outlet.

I think three press conferences in a hundred days is a bit excessive, but they should be taken in context to the current situations that have arisen. "Lie to Me" is a very popular program and preempting it for yet another press conference can be costly. Fox has always allowed the entertainment division to have control over news programming, as their newscast formats show. However, if they are not going to show the press conference than I would suspect that Fox News would not get called. Complaining about it is stupid. I'm sure that down the road there will be pressers that are not shown on Network feeds but on the cable televisions, but a presser on the Flu should have been aired by Fox, especially, since they have been one of the biggest flumongers on television these days.

It's very simple, obama did not want to answer a real question unlike the softballs tossed at him by the other members of the "press". It's a shame that Ms. California answered a tougher question than was asked of the president. I'm almost certain that there are more important questions for the president than how enchanted he is with his position.

Like anyone cares about Faux News' feelings. Whaaaaaaaaaaaa, what a bunch of whiners. Give Garrett a big hankie to mop up his snot. Fox is going to have to revamp or it will only have 21% viewership of the most rabid of righties...won't do for Rupert's financial empire and advertising revenues.

Major Garrett was the ONLY professional in the room that night. I wish this "sophomoric" admin. and press corps would take a few good lessons from the professionals at fox. The admin. and press are beginning to sound like the pathetic liberal postings here.

I love fox News! I think it is funny that the Left Wing controls most of the media and has put up such media hype about the rock star quality of "Obama" The people are not buying it! We are blogging and fighting back against the left. Part of their plan is to isolate you and make you feel as if you are the only one who feels this way. I say let your voice be heard! take back the communications reclaim air superiority and reclaim America down with Socialism!

Fox Network isn't a news outlet? It's a conservative entertainment outlet?! What a moron! What major news channel and newspaper isn't head-over-heels in love with Obama? Who else could've and would've asked a pertinent question to the President? Nobody there, that's who. Instead of "How's the new dog?" it needs to be "What about your campaign promises? Where's all this $ gonna come from? Why are you chumming around with all these evil dictators?

The teleprompter thing you idiots are clinging to makes you look like, well, idiots. The man just had a news conference fielding questions from the press. Keep beating that non-existant dead horse, though. The 80% of Americans who support this President are laughing at you, not with you.

Thank God for the Fair and Balanced News Channel... FOX! It is the only news media in the USA that is not kissing up to Obama!
Obama has become boring and old quickly and that is why I wouldnt watch him. We missed nothing so I hear too!

Damm right it was retribution. If you are a working white man who pays taxes, obeys the laws and speaks english this administration is out to screw you. Not too much though because you're going to be paying for all the handouts allocated based on what color you are and what language you speak. We are screwed!

I believe that Mr. Garrett was left out of questions for many reasons. Obama took a beating during his run for President from Fox News. Their behavior is really childish and should just avoid calling themselves "fair and balanced".

Faux Noise does not follow our strict Sociocrat agenda of deception and distraction. Free thinkers cannot be tolerated as the "Change" takes control. If Fox wants to continue with the outdated values of work and prosperity, they continue to be left out. Fox must be stifled as we return to our destiny of the glorious days of communism!

Once again, my comment about this particular network is: Who cares what the ****ing Ole Xenophobe (FOX) Network thinks or does? Promoting tea-bagging among their viewership is clear evidence of their irrelevance. Of course, most of the ones who think Fox is a real news network don't know what xenophobe or tea-bagging means. But, it doesn't take much to talk over their pointy little heads.

I can't believe that the Obama and the liberals would try to eliminate decenting opinion. That would go completely against the liberal, tolerance montra. Obama has shown that anyone the disagrees, or that has not fallen head over heals for him will be pushed a side. The media has a responibility to tell the people what the government is doing and be the watch dog for the people. Most in the media do not want this job any more they only wish to be cheerleaders. The funny part is during al this Fox's ratings are climbing while MSNBC, CNN and ABC are falling. Maybe the people really do want a watch dog instead of a cheerleader.

Fox News is not simply another perspective or point of view. Fox News is the National Inquirer of TV coverage. It's clearly not about the truth for them. Survey after survey shows that people who receive their "news" from Fox are the least informed. For example, Fox News patrons are the most likely to believe that Saddam and Iraq had ANY connection to 9/11. if you don't actually attempt to inform your viewers with the truth, you're actually providing a disservice to your audience and the country.
I'm all for a loyal opposition presenting solutions to problems using another approach. However, when you choose to simply make up the "truth" and do nothing but repeat Republican talking points it's really impossible to be considered credible by anyone who actually seeks facts and truth.
It's unfortunate for the entire country to have a news outlet that operates in their own alternate reality.
When I play checkers with my five year old, I explain to him the rules. If he chooses not to follow the rules, we're no longer playing checkers. When my son takes his checker and "kings" it, simply because he wants to, we're not playing by the same rules. Fox management needs to understand that disregarding the truth of provable facts in any given story takes away the legitimacy they seek. It hurts us all as Americans.

As a total liberal I cannot stand watching Obama blow hot air anymore.
I think he is a moral coward and will not watch or vote ever again.
Its also difficult to watch the liberal media's unquestioning support and merchandising of Obama. I have to watch other channels (Fox and Rush) to get objectivity, even though I don't agree.

On the one hand, I'd hope our president wasn't so petty as to snub a news organization simply because they didn't carry his presser. On the other hand, FOX really isn't a valid news channel anymore. I agree that asking hard questions is a good thing. But odds are, Garrett's "questions" would have been more like accusations based on distorted truths anyway.

Obama is scripted. He already had the questions and the answers on the telepromoter.===================================== you teabaggers repeating ditto head comments like this don't seem to realize why the GOP makes fun of the teleprompter. It's because they are afraid of it, it's too hi-tech for them like the 'Internets' which is why they rather just read their speeches from index cards.

Where were the professional journalists at the Obama Press Conference? These softball questions were pathetic! There were no good questions asked of Obama! Do we not have qualified journalists in this great country who asks well thought out meaningful QUESTIONS that the rest of the country would like to hear answered too?

Isn't it interesting that all these conservatives who were proclaiming that they were the only true American patriots now want to secede from the United States? The Republicans need to change the name of their party to the Dixiecrats because that is what they have become.

Obama must have a lot of young people seeing things his way. The reason I say that is because of all of the name calling and pesonal attacks(I taught my children that name calling is childish when they were children). If you want mature discourse, grow up and act like a thinking adult.

500+ cities now partipating in TEA party July 4th. Find your location I am sure there will be fireworks sshe.==================== when are you ret@rds going to realize that your FOX GOP rallies are not convincing anyone, but hey if it makes you all feel like less of a sore loser then teabag away!

HAHAHAH: "can't even talk without a script" -- I assume, given the stupidy of your answer JackJack that you prefer a blithering idiot like our last president who wasn't coherent WITH a script, got us involved in two wars and ran our economy into the ground? go back to your trailer and leave the commenting on this web site to people with a sense of reality.

Did I just hear Garrett refer to the president's ''percieved popularity''? Shows how out of touch FoxNoise is. It's quite a novelty to see a network whining like some little kid who wasn't chosen to play marbles with the big kids. They cannot think that anyone except the bigots who listen to them, takes them seriously. Wow, what a bunch of babies over at Fox.

How petty! They are now showing their school boy hit me...hit you back. Bush may not have been popular, but he has shown a lot of class...it is somthing you've got because you cannot buy it. Says something for the culture of the Chicago Gangsters.....

As a total liberal I cannot stand watching Obama blow hot air anymore. I think he is a moral coward and will not watch or vote ever again. Its also difficult to watch the liberal media's unquestioning support and merchandising of Obama. I have to watch other channels (Fox and Rush) to get objectivity, even though I don't agree. Posted By: tropicgirl ############### Don't talk about morality when your party thinks it's perfectly ok to torture humans, also pretending to be a liberal is pathetic.

dear Jackieaxe -- I am 37. I am a black woman. I am a litigator in one of the top lawfirms in the world. I make over $200k a year and I certain hope one day to be making over the $250 that would raise my taxes (under the Obama plan) to 39%. Oh, and I have several friends who are employed in the same field, with the same salary. I seriously doubt your taxes are going to be increased. Further, you and no other straight white man who looks like you helped me pass the NY bar (one of the hardest bar exams in the country) or graduate from law school on the Dean's List. Stop ascribing your personal failures to POC and stop faulting those of us who believe (as true Christians) that those who have have an obligation to help those who haven't. your ignorance and hatred is appalling, albeit par for the course for your party.

You've GOT to LOVE Dennis Miller on this!!
http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=330003
""First off, I find it weird that we've come to a point in history where a chick running for Miss USA gets harder questions than the President of the United States.""

As a total liberal I cannot stand watching Obama blow hot air anymore. I think he is a moral coward and will not watch or vote ever again. Its also difficult to watch the liberal media's unquestioning support and merchandising of Obama. Posted By: | May 01, 2009 at 02:21 PM
Puh-leeze. Do you really think anyone is that stupid?

Fox News is dissenting opinion in the same way it's dissenting opinion to say that 2 X 2 = 5. Facts are not a matter of opinion. Debate policy, debate programs. SUch debate is welcome and useful for this country. However, when Fox News uses 2x2=5 as fact in order to make a point, they are removing themselves from a serious debate the rest of us need to have regarding the future of this country. For example, how can you take a network seriously when they contend that Iraq was involved in 9/11? How can we respect their point of view on the Iraq war when their foundation of thought is WRONG? It's not a matter of opinion - despite the protests of Dick Cheney as to whether or not Iraq was involved in 9/11. They were not. Fox would also have you believe that President Obama was not born in the United States. How can they be expect to be taken seriously if they don't stand on positions built on a foundation of truth?

Facts and statistics ,not devious and at time ill-intentioned polls ridicule those claiming without back up to support their assertions
FOX beat the hell out the rest of the Pro-democratic tingling feeling networks.
Reality smile at those who think otherwise

If there's a point here, it's that it's the neighborhood bullies are the ones who whine the loudest when someone gets back at them. Bush refused to take questions from Helen Thomas, the Dean of the White House Press Corps. As I recall, Helen savored the "distinction" but then she's a genuine journalist with some class.

Fox News is heavily biased in INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES and Constitutionalism. They were not enough of a watchdog when Bush was President, but now they realize with Amnesty, Socialized Health care, cap and trade will make America just another country from Albania to Zimbabwe. I'm sorry, but 400,000 American MEN did not die for no reason in WWII

Why do people here continuing mention "real americans" as if there some who are real and some who are false. This is very arrogant. Anyone who is a citizen is a "real american." I am American and this type of comment is an insult. I think people seem to forget that more than 50% of the voters voted for Obama which in other words means the majority of Americans. So I don't think he is out of touch, but yes maybe with some people..

The TEA Parties are not about losing anything. It is about spending money we do not have and all politicians have been doing it for years. It is time we said as a country Enough. Make fun all you want. After July 4th is September 12th.

No loss, Fox viewers revel in their ignorance. They are the least informed and they like it that way. They wear their ignorance like badges of honor.
Seems logical - their network wasn't broadcasting the presser, why should they have an opportunity to ask questions. They shouldn't. Aside from that - Fox "News" isn't news it's entertainment tv.

I just can't stand to watch the smuggness of Obama. He REALLY believes he is great. 3 prime time "look at me! I am the greatest!" in 3 months. He is burning himself out for his own narcisitc reasons. I respect FOX for not running the Obama show. Obama's not calling on FOX shows us how dangerous he is. He wants to punish those who do not worship him. Doesn't this sound dictorial?

Wow, so now Fox news is no longer an actual news channel because they do not simply follow the president and hand out soft questions? During the last 3 years of Bush CNN and MSNBC could not saying anything good about bush yet they maintained "legitimate news status". Funny how liberals are all about freedom of press until they get in power then the only freedom one has is the freedom to either follow the party line or go to sleep.

It's nice to see Judge Napolitano got the new GOP memo to use the word 'fascism' rather than 'socialism' because apparently in the newest opinion polls the American public was viewing socialism in a 'positive' fashion. As for Major Garrett, I wonder where was his curiousity and "amazed"-ment, and outrage during Fuhrer Dubya during the Bush years. FOX and the GOP looking out for average Americans- isn't that like the bank executives who want their bonuses though they're run the world economy into the ground. Fox News has no shame!

I did not watch the press conference, but from what I heard, Obama didn't say anything new or different. So why waste prime time to do that? Fox was smart not to cover it, imho. It was already on 3 channels, plus CNN, MSNBC and FOX NEWS, so what's wrong with the Fox broadcast channel not carrying it? Do we have to have Obama's face on EVERY channel?

BO's press conference was a staged and scripted event. Viewers by the millions were tuning OUT. Fox was brilliant to go with the money and the viewers. The ratings prove Fox was correct. I suspect more stations will do the same as BO continues to campaign on national tv.

well i am personally glad that fox news does not act like reputable news networks like cnn, which is Obamas 24 hour Reality show. Seriously, you can only be a good or real news network if you give the new first dog more air time then you do the failing economy or the 1.7 trillion dollar deficit..Long live the First Dog!!!

Can't quite get where y'all are coming from. On the one hand, you think the president is weak and gets walked all over by foreign leaders, but on the other hand, you think he is an all powerful, unstoppable force in the USA. Which one is it?

What is Fox so upset about? It wasn't a very important press conference so they didn't carry it. Why even send a reporter? There were no important or interesting questions that could have been asked,right?

@Snooze Fest you are probably right about Fox going with the money. However, you will see that within 6 months or so if they continue to ignore the press conferences the Dem supermajority will have thier Transmission ability revoked and fox will go off-air. This is turning into a soft dictatorship of liberalism. free of choice, as long as its thier choice!

This POTUS is a joke. His party is a joke. The opposition party is a joke. They have all made this government a very cruel joke. Imagine, tax cuts for losers who don't pay taxes. What a frigging joke. If a third party can't make any headway, i's time for those who produce to set up their own territory, nation, country, island,state, or whatever. People who play by the rules and produce are truly screwed. Who is John Galt?

I just love the prejudiced comments about Southerners. I grew up in the South (as did Colbert, by the way) and will tell you that too many in the Northeast embarass themselves too often by spewing prejudiced comments about Southerners as a means of well-considered argumentation. It's a sick joke. The rightness of a person's argument is not geographically oriented. morons.

Love the Fox haters, man, have you ever actually watched the channel? Give me a break, they are the only honest channel out there. There appear to be many teen agers on this thread, man you people are idiots, wait...intolerant idiots!

Hellatiously funny!!
You don't know how right you are, dude:
"Since Obama has mastered the use of a teleprompter the GOP been trying VERY HARD to tear it down. Attacking their opponents strengths "
First, "mastered the use of the teleprompter" = "reading" So, good to know the DOPE can read ...whew! all that "he's so intelligent" marketing wasn't wasted on you!
Second, THIS is his GREATEST strength!!??? reading the TOTUS?
I know you didn't mean to make us all laugh but that really was hilarious!!!

And I thought I was the only one that believed that teleprompter obsession of the Ditto Heads and Dimwits was just insane. But guess what? Once Hannity, Boss Limbaugh and the rest decide to identify something as an issue, be it teleprompter or Obama being an elitist the clowns, in Pied Piper fashion, just follow the lead and keep repeating the same nonsense. I mean, both Republican AND Democratic analysts alike all say that Obama's press conferences are the best since JFK. With NO TELEPROMPTER, I might add!!!

LOL Fox News is THE channel to watch if you want the REAL DEAL. All the others are just kissin butt and dont want to see both sides. FOX NEWS is the one to watch if you want to see real news. At least Fox shows more than just Obama Obama Obama! Oh yea, or some more OBAMAAAAAAAAAAAAA (>.

Being a proud hard-line party member of the tolerant, liberal Democrat party, I must say that there is no room for another point of view in these times of "Change". Fox must fall in line and give us only the information needed to achieve our goals.

With this monster $3.6 trillion budget that has been endorsed this spending spree could very well turn America into the next Weimar Republic. For those too young to remember, that was the period in Germany in the years between the two world wars when people needed wheelbarrows full of money to buy a loaf of bread. Then my friends you will care less about Fox, NBC, ABC or CBS.

"I did not watch the press conference, but from what I heard, Obama didn't say anything new or different. So why waste prime time to do that? Fox was smart not to cover it, imho." -- Sasha
Oh, I agree with you Sasha! I personally have not seen any black helicopters, seen the Manifesto of the New world order or the plans for the one-world currency by these neo-liberals. But guess what, my friends have told me about this and I've read it on the Internet so I know it true. I mean if Rush or Hannity say it, then it must be true, right? Right?? These pesky, Godless libs, they're just trying to confuse me.

With this monster $3.6 trillion budget that has been endorsed this spending spree could very well turn America into the next Weimar Republic. For those too young to remember, that was the period in Germany in the years between the two world wars when people needed wheelbarrows full of money to buy a loaf of bread. Then my friends you will care less about Fox, NBC, ABC or CBS.

As a Northern Democrat, proud to live off the government, and hoping for even larger government. Obama can spend what he wants to fet government going, Trillions, it's okay WE don't pay tax if nothing at all and go to Canada to shop. Obama needs to get us healthcare like CAN. if he wants us to vote for him again.What is Fox anyway, only a south network made up of stupid people like Rush, who still refuse to understand the North won and we expect the south to pay for our cities and government,who cares what the rednecks do?They should pay for us in NY.

Fox is the REAL DEAL? If you want the real deal, watch PBS. Otherwise, the networks are more into ratings than they are into journalistic integrity. They want to cater to their audience. Fox will give their audience conservative news, MSNBC will slant liberal, CNN i think is trying to be hip, or provocative or something (but usually they just end up being lame and sad anymore). And everybody tries to be as sensational as absolutely possible in order to make the news more 'exciting'! Hell, i feel more informed watching the Daily Show (political slant aside), and it's not even news, it's a COMEDY PROGRAM. If you really want the REAL DEAL, you need to try to get news from a bunch of different sources, print, internet and TV, with a mind to who exactly they're catering to (but keep an open mind and try to at least understand their point of view, even if you don't agree with it).

Yes take that Fox, the statist media is fine the way it is. There is no truth in Pravada. There is no news in Izvetia.
3:11 I take it your refering to the people such as those who murdered Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. You are precisely correct. As for the Second Amendment, poppycock right, never has an unarmed populace been subject to either tyranny or genocide. And religion, give me a break, where we would we be if we all practiced the Golden Rule, better to wallow in a state of nihilist perfection.

Looks like Obama got on Fox News after all, he just had to interrupt Gibbs to announce what everyone already knew about Justice Souter. Is there nothing the man won't do to have his mug on tv? Oh right, it's "cool" to have the president himself come out and announce something that everyone else has already announced.
Please enough already, one day without BO on television would be heaven at this point.

Major is indulging in wishful thinking and delusion...The networks are NOT going to 'peel off' in support of the wingnuts Faux channel!!! The Faux viewship is like preaching to the choir...without morals, conscience or truth!

@Pugilist, apparently you weren't paying attention. Long ago the Senate voted like 87-11 NOT to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine.
Republicans, Obama is not going to to take away your precious Fix Noise. He is not going to take away your guns.

Obama shows he is a small man when he behaves like this. He really went after a local news guy when he was compaining in Las Vegas because the guy asked a couple of tought questions. The funny thing is the reporter was a big supporter of Obama - but he didn't like the questions and accused him of using the Republican talking points.
Obama is taking us back to the Nixon days of dealing with the press he didn't like. Too bad.

The individual posting as "armass" identified himself as a left wing extremest and then proved it by posting not one fact and limiting his post to name calling:
"armass" wrote:
"Those that think Fox News is really fair and balanced are the real dangers to this country. The internal threats to the U.S. are the most serious (e.g., the Civil War -- or the War Between the States as the nutwings insist on calling it). Those who love Fox News are definitely part of that threat. They have no use for facts or reason, but are true believers. If they become convinced that the U.S. does not represent their beliefs, they will turn on Old Glory without hesitation."

Armass, you are spot on, report these people to DHS. To the gulag one and all, their children as well. Dissent will not be tolerated. After all, this nation was founded to be a people of by and for the government.
So are you Felix Dzerzhinsky reincarted?

JOPT,
Maybe so. But we still are beating you up and down aren't we? All you can do is call names, it seems. So - have a seat while we run the country and tell you what to do. You must be anti-American if you do not support your President.

I love how the wingnuts can just gloss over the fact that the governor of one of the 50 states is talking about secession. His comments were made to a gathering of Tea Party attendees, who I would bet love Fox News. Has Fox News condemned these comments? Have they criticized these comments? The only comment I saw from a Fox commentator was to deny these comments were ever made. Reality is denied again.

Now that's not a childish president at all-first he's a racists, now he's playing childish games with the USA. Yeah, democrats, you ought to really be proud of yourself. What next? He'll do a Monica scenario in the White House and it will all be okay!

" With NO TELEPROMPTER, I might add!!!"
I don't know if anyone responded to Mr. American or not but certainly you realize that he has a big screen TV in the back to guide him in his press conferences. Can't you notice the obvious difference after he is through with his remarks? When he switches into the Ummmms and Uhhhhhs during the Q and A sessions? Come on man, wake up!

Obama did call on Garrett in both of his prior pressers. Why should he be required to call on him every single time? No other president has been held to that requirement. Only 13 reporters of the more than 100 present got to ask questions.

My first post on Politico is a complaint about the screaming hypocrisy of Fox News, Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. Limbaugh, Hannity and O'Reilly rule as a triumvirate of bankrupt souls in desperate need of 30% media market share. Ann Coulter is utterly fascinating in the most hideous extreme. She is one mean ***** that puts the boys to shame. What a woman. Ann will happily say the most disgusting lies just to earn another dollar.

the broadcast networks are using OUR collective airwaves. The government, as our representatives, should be able to commandeer the airwaves once in a while. And Obama's past "reaching out" and calling on Garrett hasn't modified the rabid anti-Obama tone on Fox. I wouldn't call on them at all, much less at every press conference

No, Elena -- this is AMERICA!! The broadcast networks ARE NOT our "collective" networks!! (huh?) They are privately owned; we're a democracy not a socialist owned state. AND the govt should NEVER be able to COMMANDEER anything once in awhile!! Our government here in America serves US not the other way around. Wow!

You liberal democrats don't seize to amaze me. Of course BO didn't call on Garrett because he hates that FoxNews doesn't slobber all over him or get a "chill" up their legs when he talks. This guy wants to be adored all the time and does not like hard questions. The other idiot reporters don't have the b@@!s to ask him real questions. How "enchanting" is that?

OMG!
The size of the ego involved to pull a stunt like this is hillarious. It's like Big Brother meets a Hollywood agent! God, what would happen if all the news crews stopped covering Obama to run... 24 or Survivor instead? Would he become irrelavant? The Media has been claiming the sky was falling economically since 2003, and people believed it and were nervous about the economy despite it doing really well and despite the Administration's warnings that now, while we were in a boom was the time to get the government's fingers out of all these financial pies they were messing up before things turned, as they do, and all that fiddling caused a collapse. Took years for the economic cycle and all that fiddling to catch up with us, but people believed it. What happens if the Media stops covering the President's enchanting love fests where NO ONE asks about the economy during an significant economic recession? Does Obama become irrelavant to the public?

Poor babies! Mr. Meany didn't call on you this time? He didn't call on an NPR reporter either. Or Pacifica. Or Air America. Or any number of TV, radio, print, or electronic outlets. Live with it.
When did the press of any political persuasion get to think that they were ENTITLED to the special attention of the President. I seem to remember the NY Times whimpering and whining because it didn't get it's exclusive "first interview of the Presidency" with Obama. There are too many damn swelled heads in the news industry these days.

Linda L.
I know you are not used to getting a thoughtful answer from a President.
Consider it a learning experience for you.
Mr. Obama does not deal in three word clips. If it makes you think to hard, maybe you should go to sleep earlier.

Sandi, speaking of wimps, I guess you could also call the coward DICK Cheney a wimp for getting 7 deferrments to get out of going to war, while other BRAVE men and women served their country. Same this goes to Limbaugh, Hannity and Bill OReilly...all wimps.
Fair enough, Sandi??

Obonga has a thinskin and can't handle questions that don't include adoration and worship.
No big deal that Fox didn't get in a question.
It's interesting though how the reporter was told about it in advance.
The biggest news is the 20 million loss in viewership. Telling.

These right wingers are such babies. They cry and throw tantrum about everything. The very first press conference Obama didn't call on their FIX news lackey, and they behave as if Stalin himself were trying to exterminate them. Or maybe Hitler. I forget which one he is today.

Typical conservative tripe. Rehash all the tired and pedantic nonsense that doesn't mean a thing in these serious times. It reads like a pavlovian list of red meat. Socialism, terrorism, media bias, soft...you guys need to come up with better complaints.

first its cease not seize,...
second you can blame the likes of aol for dumbing down the internet not those who created it. next, i would much rather have our president pull a "monica" as one poster put it, than start another war based on lies that costs our country thousands of lives and billions of dollars. lastly, fox didn't carry all of bushes speeches either so i don't really see how not showing this one is a big deal and before someone starts name calling again, i'm an independent and middle of the road on my beliefs. not liberal, not conservative, not a dem or a repub. seems like this thread has sadly turned into a name calling event. oh one last thing, ALL CAPS makes posters look like newbs. have a nice day, i'm going skiing, bye.

We voted for change. We were first time voters, so we didn't know what kind of change we were voting for. Isn't change cool!!!!! It's not our fault that we didn't know what BHO's platform was, because he promised change would be different and good. Don't muddy up the waters with hard questions in the press conferences because those are just not cool.

KUDOS to the Obama Administration taking a page from the Bush/Cheney playbook that did the same thing numerous times to ABC, CBS,& CNN. FOXNEWS has bashed Obama since summer of Jan 2008 and they are still bashing him, I don't blame them for dissing FOXNEWS because they are NOT fair & balanced, they are not a reputable news outlet when it comes to this Administration and until they show themselves to be unbiased and just report the news as it occurs them President Obama--DISS EM!. He's not losing anything because only the republican teabaggers watch foxnews for the sleaze network they are.

Oh boy little Garrett & FoxNews, got their feeling hurt because he wasn't called on! BOO HOO HOO!!. Maybe if FoxNews would honestly & ethically follow there slogan of "Fair & Balanced" they wouldn't be so thin-skinned. President Obama is too busy cleaning up the messes left behind by the Bush/Cheney Republican administration to play stupid games with wimpy reporters. Get a Life Garrett & FoxNews!.

Didn't any of you guys actually watch the press conference? Yeah, there was a silly softball from the NYT reporter. But he got hammered from the left and the right on the torture issue. The left wingers are still roasting him on that one. The Wall Street Journal (not exactly Obama fans) guy pressed him hard, as did the black dude.

Armass - Actually the crowd was chanting seceed and the Gov Perry just said Texas could but why would we. Now it was played on the left nob main stream media and of course they didn't play the entire clip just bits they picked. So typical.

You accuse conservatives of being pedantic, yet liberals champion a man who can't string three words together extemporaneously without the modifier uh.
Yes, these are serious times, so finally a few weeks ago the Navy's on-scene commander exercised his command authority and gave the SEAL's the green light to take out three Somali pirates after having been put off for several days by THE Admimistration.
But at least Resident Obama is going to make an appearance on American idol now, that's reassuring.
Read Meat, good stuff (hat tip to Pavlov), it lowers your homocysteine level.
Fox is often a bunch of salacious fluff, but what are the alternatives, PBS, MSNBC, not.

The very first press conference Obama didn't call on their FIX news lackey, and the right wingnuts throw a tantrum and behave as if Stalin himself were trying to exterminate them. Or maybe Hitler. I forget which one he is today.

dannyjando@gmail.com
I don't get it. Fox news showed the Press Conference, and regular Fox advertised the conference.... completely voluntarily.
Money talks, and the President needs to understand that the Press Corp cannot be his propaganda piece.. otherwise we are inching far too closely to Socialism.

WHAT A BUNCH OF WHINNERS! FOXNEWS-WHO CARES, NOBODY WATCHES THEM BUT THE TEABAG RACISTS THAT HATE THE FACT AMERICA HAS A MULTI-RACIAL PRESIDENT. IT DOESN'T MATTER TO THEM THAT "THEIR" PARTY PUT THIS COUNTRY IN A ECONOMIC MELTDOWN-A RECESSION, A UNWARRANTED WAR IN IRAQ WHERE OUR SOLDIERS ARE STILL BEING KILLED 6YRS LATER, A FIASCO IN AFGHANISTAN BECAUSE GEORGE BUSH TOOK HIS EYE OFF THE BALL, A NATIONAL DEBT OF OVER $10 TRILLION DOLLARS AS OF 9/30/08. YOU GUYS ARE SOOOO FULL OF HYPOCRITICAL HORSE MANURE, STOP YOUR PHONY WHINNING AND REPORT THE NEWS FAIRLY & UNBIASEDLY.

I am convinced that liberals have cats, they do not have children and their biggest challenge is what type of tea they should have in the morning. The bottom line he was afraid of a tough question. Hold your head up high Major.
You are so much smarter than those other softball players.

If you bloggers would take more time studying the Constitution, The Declaration of Independence and the Bible just to name a few important things to sink your teeth into, then you can START discussing our current state of the country and our world. Quit spending time on stupid things like American Idol, all news shows and talk shows, newspapers and magazines. Quit twittering, texting and telling us what you are doing and thinking every second of your mundane little lives and start studying the Founders intentions. Then you MAY begin a dialogue about this country. Until then, be quiet. You all sound pretty uninformed.

President Obama has better things to do like clean up the messes of the bush administration, to play nice nice to thin-skinned reporters of foxteabagnews who on every opportunity does nothing but criticize President Obama at every turn. Major Garrett should ask Limbaugh for a couple of his OXY drugs to calm himself down, what a wimp!.

Keep up the GOOD WORK President Obama. Who cares about Foxnews and their bias reporters & reporting. This President has his plate full of the mess that Bush left behind to play stupid games of "he didn't call on me boo hoo" with stupid, elitist foxnews & their hired lap dogs!.

Obama is such a freaking baby. I am really getting tired of his crap. On the bright side, we probably will not have to be tortured by another snoozefest any time soon with the ratings this infomercial brought in.

The lib comments here say a lot. Why the bile against Fox News? One media outlet doesn't slavishly accept obama press releases as news and you can't stand it. I realize the liberal story requires a cover because it can't stand up to the truth but this is a little extreme. Don't worry, even with Fox News there are plenty of stupid people out there to buy what Obama is selling. The rest of us might just decide to stop carrying you, then you will really be screwed.

Mike C...I am not sure how your post responds to my comment. You are right,though. BO has thoughtful, "more than 3 word" responses...very wordy without saying anything meaningful. And any time I need sleep I just put on Gibbs' press conference for the day....another "gifted orator"

Those of us who have studied the Constitution understand that every two years the American electorate gets to vote on who represents them in the House and for 1/3 of the Senate. The last time that happened on November 4, 2008, the right wing philosophy was rejected----big time. Instead of accepting that verdict, the right wingers insist that we continue to do things their way, pick their wingnuts, follow their rules. Study the Constitution: the voters rejected you, they threw you out of office, you don't get to make decisions any more! Stop whining about fascism, communism, socialism, tea bags. Whatever.

Marine, complaining Obama is ineliquent is just not gonna fly (see any Presidential speech over the last 8 years).
I completely agree the "news" networks (Fox, MSNBC, CNN..)are filled with adgendas, slant and nonsense. Its frustrating as all hell.

cvc I never said the things you listed were correct - but our current president ran on promises of wanting to be like Lincoln and surround himself with those of differing thoughts - well Fox News is not in the bag for him - thank goodness one news agency isn't not - but this is also a pattern for this administration - he did this often during the campaign.

We have serious issues, and our president is proving over and over he is not serious. He has shown he is petty when he does this type of thing.

I know it is fun making fun of those who disagree with you, but you are missing the bigger picture, ok, right now you are following, but take note of how he handles those who disagree with him, because one day you may find yourself in that category. We as Americans must protect ALL Americans rights, I will fight for your rights because I know anyday it could be mine. I do not agree with allot of Obama's plans for our country, but I do understand he won slightly over 50% of the vote - not 100% - just as we critized things Bush did we did not like, it was our right to vocalize our opposition. Keep in mind, if you take away the oppositions voice now, next election it could be your voice no longer heard. Truth of the matter is you should be opposing Obama when he does things like this, we need a government who is answerable to all voices.

Final point, I would prefer networks not giving away free air time vs coming to taxpayers for a bailout. With cable and internet so broadly available, there is no reason for every network to lose money to carry a monthly press conference. One would think the President himself would understand the financial consquences to the economy taking prime air time.

Before you bag Fox, let me give you an example, recently MSNBC Maddow did a piece on a detainnee calling home, she reported he talked about how he was tortured and mistreated the last 2 weeks of the Bush Presidency. What she did not reported, he also stated he was still being tortured and abused since Obama took office - you know 3 months worth. A non-biased network would have included the Obama participation. Maddow had that information, it was all included in the Iran papers since she was reporting on, she simply ignored the Obama angle. Personally I do not believe the man was tortured Jan-march 2009, but Maddow spun it so Bush was quilty.

RIGHTWING NUTS: You'll get your chance again in November 2010. Good luck! Until then, STOP WHINING. We know it hurts to lose, but suck it up and stop crying because bad old Obama didn't take a question from your FIX News flunky. Take your meds and get some sleep.

Why doesn't foxnews talk about the $10 TRILLION national debt that President Bush left behind????. President Obama has better things to do like clean up the Republicans mess that was left behind, to engage with wimpy foxnews reporters who got their feeling hurt because the big,bad old President didn't call on him. GOSH GUYS! YOU LOSS! SUCK IT UP AND DEAL WITH OR MOVE TO IRAQ WHERE YOU TEABAGGERS INSIST IS SAFE!!!.

To what-ever at 2:24 p.m., the "litigator at a top law firm"--is that any way to talk to Jackieaxe after he/she helped you pass the NY bar? That's what you wrote...maybe it's time to stop litigatin' for a while and take up proofreading as a hobby?

If Fox News needs to get a life than why tell me why all the other channels have very low ratings.What about the mess Bush had to clean up....dirty dresses left in the Oval Office..ha ha left wing freaks!!!!! Change will be coming 2012!!!!!!!!

123andy: You watched it on FIX News, a cable channel. It was the regular Fox over the air network that for the very first time refused to carry a Presidential News Conference (they carried all of Bush's). A FIX News reporter has his buns in a snit because, even though the President had called on him in two previous pressers, he did not call on him this time. (They took questions from 13 reporters out of about 100 in the room, which about the normal amount).

We all know 0bama can read a speech off a teleprompter (most of the time, anyway). For people who DON'T watch Fox News, they may never have seen 0bama TRY to speak extemporaneously, because the other networks simply do not broadcast those events because they show 0bama in a bad light. Bush may not have had a good command of the English language, but he did speak perfect Texican. When 0bama doesn't have TOTUS to help him, he stutters and stammers "looky here, looky here". Considering he bills himself as a genius, it is worse that listening to Bush.
Someday you people will realize that 0bama is a big-time fraud. Let's hope it isn't too late to recover by then.
And don't talk about Bush's debt without mentioning that 0bama is on track to triple it. It simply will not be possible to pay off the debt if 0bama gets all his spending plans pushed through.

Get a grip Major! Your network doesn't give a damn what he has to say anyway and what he does say you twist for your own nefarious purposes. Your networks are 24/7 Obama bashing and I would like it if he never gave any of the "reporters" from your network the time of day. Frankly Major when your worked for CNN you were a reporter that reported the real news since you've been at FOX I have been ashamed of how low you have sunk and this interview is just another example.

Libs on this site are such tools.
Thay have not put together that this MAY be happening to the people at FOX for whatever reasons, but it WILL start to happen to them if they do not follow in lock step behind Dear Leader....but when that happens it will be too late and the morons will have no clue that they have been used....
"Animal Farm"...anyone read it lately??

Nick in VA: (1) Bush used a teleprompter almost all the time; (2) if you listen to Obama in a town hall or other event with nary a teleprompter in sight, the sentences and the grammar come off perfectly (even for a picky college professor); (3) Bush TRIPLED the national debt, added trillions to the deficit and took us from surplus in 2000 to massive deficit 8 years later. We'll see in 2012 how Obama does. If the recession/depression is gone by then and the debt is not greatly above Bush, you could be in the wilderness another four years. If not, you'll have your chance.

The airways are not "taken over for government use." The major networks, as a courtesy to the President, carry his press conferences live. FIX did that for every single one of Bush's press conferences. They are perfectly free to disrespect the current President. Good luck to them.

noname at 06:15 PM, did you also protest when the networks did not carry Bush? Again, let me repeat, given how poorly NBC/MSNBC/GE business performance is, I'd much rather NBC make wise business decisions, maintain some ad revenue than expecting the government to either bail them out or use the cap & trade tax burden which will provide a wealth of monies to GE/NBC. GE/NBC is to Obama what Haliburtan was to Bush/Cheney afterall.

Oh Sandra. You seem to be so upset that your FIX News flunky didn't get to ask a question in this presser (even though he was called on twice in the past three months). So where exactly in the Constitution does it say that FIX news has an inalienable right to questions POTUS every press conference? We'd all like to see that. If you can't find it, best to take a double dose of your meds tonight. Maybe you'll feel better in 2012, and maybe not.

Sandra: I am a liberal on this site and not a "tool" as you put it. What I am is tired of all the hysterical over the top rhetoric of Republicans like Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Severin, et al. President Obama has done nothing except run for the Presidency of the United States and try to give us policies and plans to make this country better. Disagreement about how to do that is expected , but the open hatred that some Republicans show toward him is just too much. This went on during the General election and could have had dire consequences and ramifications for this country. You even in your post called him "Dear leader" which is used to describe Kim Jong Il. That is just outrageous to compare our President to a murderous, crazy dictator, but that's where Republicans are. That's why the majority of us a running from you Republicans like the plague. Give me some ideas and I would give you some consideration.

Sandi1960. I had NO idea that Obama (1) worked for GE/NBC; (2) kicked back billion dollar contracts to them after he got into office; (3) set up his pals from GE/NBC in cushy government jobs. This is BIG news! Conservatives should be all over this one, just as they constantly exposed Cheney for the same practices with respect to Haliburton. They did, didn't they? But wait a minute----none of this stuff about Obama is actually true is it. Well, it doesn't matter. You've said it, so that makes it true.

Man, all the hate for Fox, they are one news outlet that is not towing the Administrations line, it is scary reading your comments. Get a life and stop worshiping the President, one day you may find yourself disagreeing with him and then what? Anyway, you cannot deny Fox's ratings, they are through the roof and any political or news junkie (hello Obama Admin people) know it.

THE FACT THAT THE PRO-TORTURE PARTY OF NO, FOX NEWS, RUSH LIMPBALLS, AND THE RIGHT WING TEABAGGERS ARE IN SUCH AS FRENZY PROVES OBAMA IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!
Posted By: | May 01, 2009 at 06:03 PM
I think that since liberals are always doing the name calling, that your the ones with issues. You apparently read and watch fox, yet nothing intelligent ever comes out of any of your mouths. This tells me that the left is the ones that are threatened and running scared. It's funny..you liberals continually show your low self-esteem. Your like the little bully kids in school who are always picking on the kids that for whatever the reason your just jealous of, so you take your pouty, angry little selves and pick on the people that you think have the most going for them. But simply put, if you don't like Fox and the people who work for Fox, then don't watch. take your impotent little selves back to CNN and MSNBC. That's the place for you, No values, No morals, No honesty, No human beings, No news. Bye!

18 US Soldiers were killed in Iraq last month, Major Garrett of foxnews is crying the blues because he wasn't called on by President Obama. Unbelieveable the arrogance of foxnews and its lappy reporters. President Obama has too much on his plate to pay attention to B.S. from foxnews.

To Michael Calderone: Remember 2 weeks ago when you were mocking FoxNews for 'orchestrating' tax day tea protests? Just wondering why you are not equally indignant about Spanish media doing exact same thing for illegal alien marches?

JOPHIS: Oh no, not another birther! Take it to SCOTUS (but bring lots of cash, because they will charge you attorneys' fees and costs). The bad news: you lost big time on November 4, 2008. The good news: in four years you can try again! Don't you love our Constitution! GOD BLESS AMERICA!

noname at 06:49 PM. GE is the largest owner of cap and trade credits, it is on record they bought them cheap. Implementing cap and trade makes GE billions. If Obama does not ram cap and trade down our throat, I will be wrong and admit so - if he does, you will need to acknowledge it as well.

There is a reality, Obama is a politician first, like all politicians he is looking out for number one - himself. Like all politicians, he answers vaguely if at all. Obama is not a god, he is merely a human, flaws and all.

The greatest danger to our country is accepting everything he says as fact. He was taught by the best, which merely means a closer watch is needed.

I do not believe the government can "fix" much of anything, I can't think of anything the government has done well, therefore I will question any solution that has government is the primary taskmaster. I will say, I never in my life would have believed I would see in my lifetime the President of the United States doing an auto commercial - but I have in the first 100 days, so it is possible Obama could prove me wrong, but I will never go blindly, I will demand cost benefits, goals/timelines, alternatives and backup plans before I cheer, much less blindly follow. I would hope all Americans would be demanding the same.

So many on the left claim the right did exactly that during the Bush years, while I personally disagree with that - how can the left justify simply following Obama with questions? Doesn't that make the left exactly like the right?

Sandi: Go ahead, send your questions to POTUS (there's a link on the WH website). And you will get a response. But neither FIX News nor the New York Times is absolutely entitled to be called upon in each and every press conference. (I personally hope that the New York TImes correspondent is not called on for at least a year, after that embarrassing waste of time of a question of his). I'm sure that Major Garrett will get to ask a question in the next press conference. I'm wiling to put money on it. Please send him suggestions for the question you think he should ask.

Everyone is missing the point here...it's not whether or not Obama snubbed Major...it's the fact that Obama is petty and vindictive...both qualities very UNBECOMING to the leader of the USA!
Major Garrett is 1000x smarter than Obama...and Obama knows it! Obama is a minor league player...he's from Thug City in Chicago and has never been around the big boys...and he knows he's outgunned and out-smarted by World class reporters like Major!
Soooo...he calls on third world, third string 'reporters' and his Telepromter has already written the questions and answers!
God forbid...Obama ever went one-on-one with Major...he would be reduced to nothingness! A pile of ashes is all we would see on that podium!

noname at 07:30 PM, I have asked 7 questions using the appropriate form on the white house page, as well as the stimulus page - months ago. Still waiting for answer.

Humor me, ask a hard question that does not lend itself to "follow me" answer and see if you get back a factual, complete reply.

I never said Garrett should get to ask a question at every press confernce BTW, I did say by not asking him a question, it made Obama look petty given he has an established pattern of this sort of behavior during the past 2 years. It would have been quite impressive had Obama selected Garrett as one of the approved "askers", Obama had the opportunity to show his critics that he can take the heat. I personally would have had more respect for him had he done so. By not doing so, he proved what alot of his critics say. Actually it was a dumb move on Obama's part, but he is president, he is allowed to make whatever stupid decisions he wants. But wow, it would have been so "in your face Fox News" had he called on Major.

Anonymouse: Well, POTUS did go "one on one" with Major Garrett, twice. You might ask Garrett how that came out. But I don't see a pile of ashes anywhere. You should also ask Harvard Law School professors and students how smart he was. (I know, I know, it's liberal---but it's still pretty hard to get into. I didn't make it, I could only get into the law school at Bush's college). And ask Obama's constitutional law students how smart he is. They were pretty impressed. (And Chicago is not one of your liberal law schools).

Sandi: There are 100 reporters in the news conference and time for 12-14 questions. He skipped a lot of major news organizations and tried to get to some he hadn't asked before. He called on Major Garrett twice before, and I'm sure he'll do it again.

Astonishing. We have a president who graduated Harvard, Yale, and has an MBA. Fly's jets and was a two term governor. Owned a baseball team and he is called an idiot by a team of community organizers. BO is constantly reading his teleprompter. Did GW have one on the aircraft carrier? No. But he did show one hell of a package!

Let's see here, FOX decided that it would not carry Obama's press conference in order to lower the viewer ratings which it worked. FOX does not care for Obama and apparently it's their goal to discredit him any as many ways as they can - Then Garrett is upset that he did not call on him? Hmmm?????? FOX you did get the ratings but have you figuered out why you do get the ratings? Is it because you're that good or because some people just think that you have crossed the line in your personal vendetta against the POTUS and think that you want to continue to create this crazy frenzy about Obama daily any way you can. You wanted Garrett to be able to ask questions that will further push the agenda that you are seeking. You have lot's of viewers who think the same as you do - prejudice and hate for a President who does not look like you do. FOX must pay their employees very well to carry on with this - the top dog in charge at FOX must be the Grand Dragon.

Bush graduated from Yale and got an MBA from Harvard. And he did fly jets. Obama got his BA from Columbia and his JD (Magna cum laude) from Harvard Law School. He was selected for the Harvard Law Review in his first year and became Editor in Chief. He was selected as a Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago (Scalia's old school). He does not fly jets. Both of them use teleprompters (it's way better than getting a crick in your neck from looking down at your notes all the time, as Clinton did). Now, what's your beef?

I am not a Republican and I am screaming louder in opposition to the "Chicago Socialist thug" than the Republicans. You Obamabots are so funny. It is like you use that word Republican like a mask to scare little children in the dark. Or like Airforce One over Manhatten with a pre 9/11 boneheaded insensitivity beyond belief. Look, no one complained that much when Letterman ran that segment about great Presidential moments in history and he really ragged on W. The firs time I hard him go on and on and on in enchantment about Flash Obama, I gagged. Letterman who? If Flash Obama and his socialist thugs were not worried..why make the poison against Fox and the tea party participants? Sulking and revenge seems to be Obamas forte

Can anyone tell how many times--that can be verified--the Bush attacked/blew off/named specific punk pundits that didn't agree with him on any particular news channels such as MSNBC?
Can anyone say how many times Bush mocked people protesting the war, living outside his ranch, that they were insignificant and he was so much smarter than them?
Obama can't handle criticism--so he has to mock American's (not communists or dictators). His ACTIONS show that he loves to hate Americans and our country. But people swoon over his words.
Hopefully a 1 term president--err, candidate--and the monopoly will change in 2010.

Once again, all the name calling here is a reflection of those with low self esteem that have to build themselves up by putting others down, typical of a bully which usually equates to a personality disorder. If you cannot make your point on theory or fact, then your right to free speech is wasted hot air. Fox News did what the other stations have done in the past to other Presidents, evaluate the "news" versus the profit loss. They are a business, not a microphone for the President or any other power hungry political operative. They are making their money earning it through free market decisions instead of political deals to bail them out or "get the scoop", something more than some of their media rivals can say.

Obama is liberal and I think we should just let him operate asap.
Carter had the same thinking and his administration bankrupted the economy, (21%unemployment in Seattle-I lost my job at Boeing), interest rates went up to where most could not afford homes, there was the promise of green, interest rates were between 16%-19%, taxes went up-lets see how far Obama gets.
But trust me, wherether you like his personality or not, when your family like ours and many, many friends and neighbors unemployment runs out, you have to get serious and support the policies that brings jobs.
We have unemployment running rampart (today when I left my work a group of people were meeting tonight to go over the rift list as I type this) college not as available, taxes going up, crime going up politices, etc., are then addressed by more Americans if they are good for our country or not. We shall see.
By the way, what idiots to give the car companies money-they need to go to bankuptcey court before they loose more.

Boo Hoo.. Po' little 'Bama has his panties in an uproar because the BIG BAD "FOX" didn't let the little Fascist have his way.. I really hope other networks follow.. If you saw the drop in the "Chosen One" newest blunder ratings you can see the writing on the wall.. Wail on 'Bama, Wail on..

Faux noise does not follow our new Socialist-Democrat agenda of deception and distraction. Their focus on traditional American values of hard work and prosperity does not fit in with the new plans for "Change". Their hideous condoning of free thinking is not in line with the Acorn rules per party criteria. Pelosi will do the thinking for us.

A network whose NEWS commentator - not its pundits - suggested the then-candidate exchanged "terrorist fist jabs" with his wife! The White House owes Fox NOTHING. This so-called news network deserves its seat in the bleachers.

Fox news must be ignored. There is no room for opposing views in our new world of "Change". We are tolerant Democrat liberals who understand that any opposition must be crushed. The party line strictly prohibits thinking for yourself. President Obama will think for you. Obama's America has arrived and it we no longer need our freedom.

Fox News must not be viewed in order to keep the "Change" effective. NPR,CNN, and MSNBC are all approved sources for our information per Democrat rules. These sources were effective in training us how to place our votes for the great leader. These news sources will continue to be the approved sources to think for us in the great Sociocrat party.

Amazing that anyone worries about Fox news. They have a mind set, adhere to that opinion even in the face of evidence to the contrary. who really cares if
Fox covers the Obama Press Conference, Their willing effort to block the Obama Administration news is their problem and we have plenty of good news sources that cover all sides of an issue so let them do as they please. Their comments are always so tilted, partisan and come straight from the Republican talking points. When I was a Republican, I found it so obvious. Who cares about what Fox does anyway.

I agree Mari. We Democrats must focus on our news sources that are less obviously biased. Maddow on MSNBC is party approved. People opposing increased taxes deserve to be called "Teabaggers". This subtlety will continue the party line of deception and diversion. This is our path to success.

Fox ran the President News Conference on Cable.Besides Major Garrett, always tend to favor the President's side. The idea of margilalized the journalist for something that he had no controlled of ,shows a kind of pettiness. Was really a bad idea.

Mari, thanks for the joke, I especially loved the part about "plenty of good news sources that cover all sides of an issue".

If you took the time to actually check your so called news sources you would find you rarely if ever get all the sides.

I watch all of the news, although I willl admit I can only handle Maddow for about 5 minutes before puking, Oblerman I can usually watch for 20, although I am laughing after 2 minutes, Anderson lost all credibility during Katerina and I often wonder who is "keeping him honest" - but the reality is most news sources are pathetic.

If you actually watched Fox News you would be knowledgeable, e.g. Shpeherd Smith is a flaming liberal who actually reports the wildest left wing myths, Greta is a card carrying Democrat whose husband is very well know for his work within the Democratic Party, often times O'Reilly carries on like Obama said bend over and take it and he does. The commentators are more pro-conservative, but then they are called commentaters, not journalist. I watched MSNBC Andrea Mitchell go on and on over the enchanted question claiming it was the best question of the century the other day.

But the fact remains, I do actually fact check the news I listen to, and 90% of the time, Fox does 100% better job than any other network as far as showing both sides fairly.

If you disagree, please provide specific examples of when a Fox News Journalist was obviously bias when reporting a story. Prove you are correct and I am wrong.

I'll give you a CNN example, one of my all time favorites. During the campaign they had a truth or fiction news segment. They showed McCain telling a crowd Obama did not even show up to vote on the stimuluss passed last year. They then showed Obama telling a crowd he wrote the stimulus bill passed last year. Then the CNN so called journalist said "well McCain is sort of correct, but Obama had been in DC the day BEFORE the vote, but he was gone the next day when they actually voted on the bill". Then said, "well Obama is telling the truth, he did write A stimulus bill, it never went to committee or anything. The one voted on was written by the house and Bush". Is that really what you would call a good news source?

Suppose President Obama were to accept questions from 12 different reporters each news conference, until every regular reporter was called on, which would require a total of 7 news conferences, if there were always the same 84 reporters at each news conference. The first reporter to ask a question of the President during the first news conference, might not be called on again until the 14th news conference, because reporters are not guaranteed the first question or first position during any news conference cycle. Tiger Woods likes to wear a red shirt during the fourth round of a golf tournament. If he chose to wear a red shirt on the first round during the very next tournament, he may choose to not wear that shirt again until the fourth round of the following tournament, so that the red shirt does not reappear to quickly in his wardrobe cycle. During the next few news conferences, President Obama could have his press secretary by his side, and have Mr. Gibbs call on reporters, taking away the argument that a reporter is not being called on by the President.

mike, it's his name, all presidents have been called their full names as a mrthod of respect. Come on that is lame.

Jeff, If all politician's could simply answer questions with yes or no that would certainly allow more questions. Obama, being a typical politcian answers each and every question with 10,000 words when 1-10 would be enough - and probably come closer to actually answering the question.

The issue at hand is not how often a reporter gets to ask a question, but the fact Obama showed his pettiness. Obama could have made a far greater statement had he let Mjor asked a question, regardless of how many times Major had asked previously. To be honest, as Obama currently answers questions, there is no reason to even bother asking them.

Obama has now established a pattern of pettiness, I would think every American would be disturbed by that given how in the future it may be over an issue larger than his vindictiveness over Fox News. It certainly isn't a positive personality trait for one given so much power.

IF the only letter conservatives liked was the letter C, and the 25 other letters in the alphabet were preferred by all others, then the letter C would most likely enjoy the highest preference of any given letter. But in the grand scheme of things, that's not really saying much, now is it.

IF the only letter conservatives liked was the letter C, and the 25 other letters in the alphabet were preferred by all others, then the letter C would most likely enjoy the highest preference over any other letter. But, in the grand scheme of things, that's not really saying much, now is it.

Nah Jeff, we conservatives are easier than that. We would love all 26 letters if questions like "Mr. President, you just stated your stimulus billions have already produced or saved 150,000 jobs, can you explain how you came to that total? Second, can you clarify how you determine if a job is "saved?"

We want to know how he will come up with the number of auto workers jobs he saved in relationship to no bailouts and simple bankruptcy. Did each billion save 100 jobs, 1000, 1? How do they determine how many jobs would have been lost in plan B was used instead of his plan A. It is simple stuff, simple questions that never seem to get asked, much less answered. Sorry, I want to know where my tax dollars are going, specifically how more effective is Obama's spending going to be compared to Bush? I mean Obama is tripling Bush's debt 3-fold. I was not happy when Bush spend that much, sorry, but I am really unhappy with the amount spent in the last 100rd days - but if it is effective spending, I am all in. I own a business, we have business plans that outline the cost benefits, I expect those spending our tax dollars do nothing less.

Sorry but he has never really done anything that relates to the issues we face today, transparency means explain how he decided this plan was best, what is the goal, how will it be achieved, how will it be measured. What is Plan B if this plan fails? What are the possible side effects of this plan and how will he respond to those? We conservatives simply want some accountibility and the MSM isn't doing that job.

Kate L., please watch the YouTube recording of the FNC anchor/commentator who quoted that "terrorist fist jab" thing in the context of what some wacky people were posting on blogs about the famous fist bump. Not that Fox News is perfect, but the anchor (E.D. Hill) never used that phrase to characterize the gesture!. Stuff like this gets circulated by those who believe third-hand critiques by people with their own agendas.

fox News carried the sapeech live. Obama's pettiness when it comes to press he doesn't like is a little alarming. I remember a reporter detailing the difference between the Obama team's management of press travel compared to McCain, and the guy was immediately removed from the Obama press team. Obama has deliberately failed to call on Fox several times, and has shaken up protocol by failing to
call on major networks or
even the AP. He likes to
show that he has so
much power he doesn't
have to be courteous,
like serving water with
no ice to bankers at
White House meetings.
Arrogant p)(*#.

Gary:
Do you actually believe what you wrote? Foxs wins by a mile via viewership. MSNBC is nothing more that a kool-aid stand for the Dems.and losing money hand over fist. My suggestion to you is by all means listen to MSNBC on you porch and listen to the wind chimes.

FoxNews is the only news network that has any credibility and the reason most folks watch it over all the other cable networks. Plain and simply. Of course the Liberal brainwashed audience of CBS NBC AND CBS CNN and MSNBC would like us to believe otherwise but just their outright disgust and opposition to FoxNews shows that the Liberal establishment knows just how POWERFUL FOXNEWS IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE. FAIR AND BALANCE IS WHAT FOXNEWS IS ALL ABOUT.

FoxNews is the only news network that has any credibility and the reason most folks watch it over all the other cable networks. Plain and simply. Of course the Liberal brainwashed audience of CBS NBC AND CBS CNN and MSNBC would like us to believe otherwise but just their outright disgust and opposition to FoxNews shows that the Liberal establishment knows just how POWERFUL FOXNEWS IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE. FAIR AND BALANCE IS WHAT FOXNEWS IS ALL ABOUT.

People who think Fox News is fair and balanced are a lost cause imo. Fox news stays up to date on the right wing talking points and isnt afraid to harp on them constantly. They are deluded if they think other networks will "peel off"; the other networks dont get their marching orders from Rush Limbaugh. Fox news does have the most viewers, but guess what, 70 percent of them are elderly folks who probably couldnt work a remote to save themselves, god bless them. Their proverbial panties are in a twist now that rupert's crew is no longer in power, they'd rather just take their ball and go home. Childish.

Fox News carried the Press converence and is irrelevant in the ratings compared to NBC, CBS, ABC, or Fox. Garrett actually is a competent reporter who, unlike Fox News and other partisan reporters rarely skews his commentary toward deception but I think that each reporter should get a chance. They all show up and they all deserve and equal opportunity.

Even if it was pay back he and I'm sure Fox will play it for all it is worth. However is it payback if the network you work for doesn't believe that it is worthwhile to carry the press event, that you don't get called on? I'd kind of think that it is more a thinking of I'll call on people that are doing more than just send a reporter.

People who think Fox News is fair and balanced are a lost cause imo. Fox news stays up to date on the right wing talking points and isnt afraid to harp on them constantly. They are deluded if they think other networks will "peel off"; the other networks dont get their marching orders from Rush Limbaugh. Fox news does have the most viewers, but guess what, 70 percent of them are elderly folks who probably couldnt work a remote to save themselves, god bless them. Their proverbial panties are in a twist now that rupert's crew is no longer in power, they'd rather just take their ball and go home. Childish.
Posted By: Get a clue | May 02, 2009 at 02:05 AM
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Perhaps you should get a clue... Fox Broadcasting Corp is the highest rated network in the broadcast ratings 18-49 coveted age group. Fox News is the highest rated in the 25-54 group... which is the coveted age group for cable news. They repeatedly stomp Olbermann and his son Maddow, doubling their ratings... but noooo... they shouldn't be taken seriously... duh.

Conservatives are individuals who need a religion, in whatever form depending on situation, to tell them how to think and feel daily. Sorry, but that is the way it is. From church (the hypocricy)to news (Fox) to talk shows (Rush, Hannity, O'Reilly etc) these people MUST be fed passively what to think and how to think it, what moves to make. They simply cannot think for themselves, allow themselves to get whipped up, or tea-bagged up, by demogogues. It's not lost on the rest of us that these high-rated shows are viewed/listened by undereducated, uncurious, unread Americans. Liberals, by definition, do not use any one source for information. How stupid. They are better educated, well-read, well-educated, curious, and more active. I don't have any Liberal/Dem friends, family, or acquaintances who sit in front of the TV or radio and listen to the same shows. There is no challenge to that and we would never learn new things. It is why PBS and NPR are not wealthy. It is why intellectual or educational programming is generally not high rated...you have to think critically. I'm good with that, thanks very much. The high ratings of Fox and the talking buffoons of the right is more sad than impressive. Remember that when sitting in front of the TV and having crappola spooned into your brain...look Ma, no thinking needed. LOL

TO: May 02, 2009 at 06:23 AM
"It's not lost on the rest of us that these high-rated shows are viewed/listened by undereducated, uncurious, unread Americans. Liberals, by definition, do not use any one source for information...The high ratings of Fox and the talking buffoons of the right is more sad than impressive. Remember that when sitting in front of the TV and having crappola spooned into your brain...look Ma, no thinking needed."
All I can add is, you're mostly right on.

"Conservatives are individuals who need a religion, in whatever form depending on situation, to tell them how to think and feel daily. Sorry, but that is the way it is. From church (the hypocricy)to news (Fox) to talk shows (Rush, Hannity, O'Reilly etc) these people MUST be fed passively what to think and how to think it, what moves to make. They simply cannot think for themselves, allow themselves to get whipped up, or tea-bagged up, by demogogues. It's not lost on the rest of us that these high-rated shows are viewed/listened by undereducated, uncurious, unread Americans. Liberals, by definition, do not use any one source for information. How stupid. They are better educated, well-read, well-educated, curious, and more active. I don't have any Liberal/Dem friends, family, or acquaintances who sit in front of the TV or radio and listen to the same shows. There is no challenge to that and we would never learn new things. It is why PBS and NPR are not wealthy. It is why intellectual or educational programming is generally not high rated...you have to think critically. I'm good with that, thanks very much. The high ratings of Fox and the talking buffoons of the right is more sad than impressive. Remember that when sitting in front of the TV and having crappola spooned into your brain...look Ma, no thinking needed. LOL"
Yeah pbs and npr are unbiased right? your a tool try some objective sources of news. oh and the your typical liberal talking points are a nice piece of regeratation. FACT CHECK SITES try looking at them instead of drinking your blue kool-aid